SNS’s work related to the RTI

dating events hong kong SNS assists people exercise their right to information and empowers individuals to use the RTI Act. We work with residents of slums in Delhi to create awareness about their rights and entitlements and help them in using the RTI Act to access information from the government. On the basis of information accessed under the RTI Act, the Sangathan mobilises people to hold the government accountable for delivery of basic rights, entitlements and services like ration, pensions, health, sanitation, education etc. by organising public hearings, filings complaints and petitions etc.

Proposed RTI Rules 2017

Several of the proposed changes are quite concerning especially those related to allowing abatement of appeals upon death of appellant, central government seeking to empower itself to revise RTI fee through notifications and the requirements laid down for filing a complaint to the CIC which go beyond the law.

Watch a video by Youth Ki Awaaz which explains the problematic provisions in the proposed RTI Rules.

Video of street play on the RTI Act by SNS’s Youth Group

How to use the RTI Act

bupropion tab 150mg sr In 2005, as a result of a decade long civil society struggle for a law guaranteeing citizens the right to obtain information, the National Right to Information Act was passed. It provides a practical regime for ensuring citizens’ access to information held by the government and all bodies owned, controlled or substantially financed directly/indirectly by government.

order provera no prescription Under the RTI Act, citizens can access information from the legislature, executive and judiciary. The Act applies to the local, state and central governments.

atarax 1mg used The RTI Act guarantees citizens the right to obtain information held by a public authority in the form of records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models or data material held in any electronic form. Citizens can take copies or inspect records, inspect works and can also ask for samples of materials used.

The Act defines a process and timeframe for obtaining information and fixes accountability on officials to provide information.

Under the RTI Act, Public Information Officers (PIOs) have been appointed in all public authorities to receive requests and provide information.